12 March 2007

Where have all the hookers gone? - Jerome, Arizona

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When in Jerome, visit the Haunted Hamburger and be sure to get your ten inch fill of chocolately goodness.

















TEN INCHES of chocolately goodness and I ate my slice all on my own, icing and all.
Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something, because then you'll have to prove the bastards wrong--Cool Hand Luke style.
(Photo by Kristin.)








Visit the House on Haunted Hill.








Photo by Kristin.




The Jerome Grand Hotel
Once a mental asylum, it is now a swanky hotel with a retauraunt called the Asylum.







Up a hill from the hotal is a collapsed building.

























Downtown Jerome from the park. To the left is the alley where hookers roamed.













Kristin and I enjoy the swings
on a warm day.


Photo by Scott.





If Ghost Rider were real...
this might be his bike.

Many bikers enjoy Jerome.







HOUSE OF JOY



House of Joy: Contains so many cool things. They have original and facsimile ephemera and apparel from the 1920's an on.



One can find old matchbooks, hair jelly tins, postcards, photos, pins, buttons and so on, items from WWII, the USSR, communist China.
House of Joy also has vintage swiss army goggles in tins, sexy little outfits for your sexy little number. Masks, pasties, fishnets.

Sadly no photography is allowed inside.



Welcome to Valkenvania
presided over by Shire Reeve:
Judge Alvin Valkenheiser

The Old Mining Town

For a mere $4.00 admission price one can see the glory of yesteryear, of American capitolism and what it's left behind in the desert.





Phtoto by Kristin.


Old rusted trucks, cars and vans line roadways.






Photo by Kristin.


"Does it hurt?": Probably a turn of the century dentists' office.



Photo by Kristin.
















Phtoto by Kristin.











Phtoto by Kristin.












Photo by Kristin.











Photo by Kristin.



Get out the way
Old Scott Tucker
You're too late
To get your supper!

Photo by Kristin.







Four teenagers
left for a concert...
None returned.







The donkey rings a bell, demanding to be fed. Scott looks at the creature increduously, as if telling it to go screw itself.

Photo by Kristin.



Guy Montag
races to the
secret library...
the hound follows.

Fighting fire
with fire
since 1981.






Photo by Kristin.





This looks like Forager's
head covering from
Jack Kirby's
New Gods.








Photo by Kristin.







You've made a grave
mistake coming here...








Photo by Kristin.





Here lies Ballin,
son of Fundin...










The family that
spelunks together...























Photo by Kristin.





Beware what creatures
lurk in the dark shadows
of old mines...









Photo by Kristin.




Looks like someone
robbed the bank...
of their floor!
Haw!


Photo by Kristin.


If you're not gonna be careful, we ain't gonna hire ya.





Photo by Kristin.







An old Shell truck.



Photo by Kristin.

1 comment:

k8 said...

I would completely appreciate any more info you have about your trip to Jerome. I am surprising my BF for our 2 yr anniversary with a trip there to check out Maynards Winery and such. I would loveto know any little things you found that would be cool to check out. we will be there for 4 days and staying in the heart of Jerome in a rental apartment.
any suggestions you have would be awesome (and you have amazing pics!) please send any info to k8jackson802@yahoo.com
thanks!